Author: Krobea

Accra Academy’s chase for a maiden title in the National Science and Maths Quiz began on Thursday when they came up against TI Ahmadiyya Senior High School of Fomena, Ashanti Region and Abuakwa State College at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS). It was the final one-eighth contest of the day and the Greater Accra Region school stamped their authority at the end of the race despite amassing only 2 points in the Problem of the Day segment. They trailed TI AMASS in the first round by three points but a substitution in the second round saw them close…

Daniel Asiedu, the prime suspect in the murder of the former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu, has been declared mentally sound to face trial. A psychiatric examination conducted on Asiedu, 22, proved so. The psychiatric examination was ordered by the Accra High Court on April 14, 2019 following a prayer by Asiedu’s lawyer, Augustine Obour. Lawyer Obour had argued that he believed his client was not mentally sound. Asiedu had fingered elements in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for contracting him to kill the then lawmaker. NPP contracted me to kill JB Danquah – Suspect…

Black Stars captain Andre Dede Ayew is being monitored by the medical team to advise whether he can be available for selection on Saturday. The Stars play defending champions Cameroon in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in their second Group F match. They drew 2-2 with Benin in the first game played at the Ismailia Stadium. Dede Ayew was substituted in the second half after reportedly picking an injury. He – together with Thomas Agyepong – sat out the recovery training of the team on Wednesday. According to a release from the Normalisation Committee, the availability of the captain,…

Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome will have some property of his sold to pay debt owed the state. The Supreme Court gave the order on Thursday, June 27 after Mr Woyome failed to pay all the GH¢51.2 million debt ordered in 2014 to be paid. He has only paid GH¢14 million after five years, it emerged in court. The Attorney General’s Department has therefore been given the greenlight to sell two houses of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) sympathizer at Trassaco Estate, one house at Kpehe, a stone quarry as well as plants and equipment at the quarry to defray the…

The police in the Northern Region on Thursday dawn foiled a robbery attack on the Savelugu-Walewale highway after a tip-off from residents. According to the Northern Regional Police Command, an information was sent its office that some armed robbers had blocked a portion of the highway, precisely at Gbanyali, near the Savelugu School for the Deaf. “Men were quickly mobilised from police check points on the road to deal with the situation,” a situational report sighted by 3news.com stated. When the officers got to the scene, the robbers had lined up vehicles, robbing passengers of their belongings. There was immediately…

It will be a northern, middle and southern sector clash in the quarter-final when Ghana Senior High School from Tamale, Kumasi Academy from Kumasi and Adisadel College from Cape Coast face off in the quarter-final of the 2019 National Science and Maths Quiz. The Ashanti Region school was the first to book a place in the quarter-final on Wednesday, June 26 after seeing off Anlo SHS and Holy Child School in the first contest. KUMACA ironically lagged behind their opponents in Round 1. Anlo SHS led and were followed by Holico. But the Kumasi-based school jumped to the lead from…

Three suspects facing trial for kidnapping, robbery, assault and causing unlawful have been remanded into prison custody to reappear on Monday, July 8. The three of a gang of eight were arrested on Sunday at Teye Nkwanta near Okorase in the Akwapim North Municipality of the Eastern Region. Police report says on Saturday, June 22, the gang of eight armed with cutlasses, axes and other unfamiliar offensive weapons onboard a H100 vehicle attacked fetish priest Nana Hiamankyene’s household. They broke into his room, assaulted and kidnapped his 34-year-old son, Eric Amponsah, and his 26-year- old driver, Enock Addo. They also…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have chalked a historic feat as the first nation to qualify for a Round of 16 in the Africa Cup of Nations. The three-time champions beat Guinea 1-0 on Wednesday courtesy a second half strike by Kenneth Omeruo to book a place in the knock-out round despite having a game in hand in Group B. They had won their first match by the same scoreline over Burundi. With three points going into Wednesday’s encounter, the Eagles were all but guaranteed a place in the Round of 16 if they managed a win over Guinea, who drew their…

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Ghana has put management on the spot by demanding for accounts on the four University of Ghana Enterprise Limited (UGEL) halls. According to the student body, it is time management explained to them what have become of the monies accrued from the four halls. A communiqué signed by the SRC president, Isaac Agyemang, and released on June 24, 2019 details the cries of the body as it made some requests. According to the circular, the SRC is requesting management to respond to some three issues raised: “The Students’ Representative Council has…

Decisions make people. The choices people make and those others make on their behalf come together to make them. A man is affected by not only his choices but those of others as well. Whatever you have been able to become today was not only based on your choices but other people’s choices and decisions that influenced you in one way or the other. Adam made a choice for himself but at the end of the day, he made a choice for us all. Every choice you are making today is being done on behalf of your future generations. That…